The Goons at their very best- By: Mr. A. J. Tully, 18 May 2008 I was given this CD for my 13th birthday by my dad who had always been a Goons fan since he was young. At first I wasn't that sure about the Goons because it was a radio comedy & it was first airedin the 50's. However, these views were quickly dismissed after listening to the first story the great string robbery. The combined talents of Spike Milligan, Peter Sallas & Harry Schombe are simply umatchable & extremely funny. I couldn't believe that these stories had been writtenin the 50s as the plots are insane & crazy & are so far ahead of their time that I don't think we have caught up yet. This CD has the stories The Great String Robbery, The white Nedie Trade, The Spon plauge & the Mountain Eaters each runs for about 30 mins & each has 2 music intervals like most 50s radio shows. The string Robbery & The Spon Plauge are the best on the CD with plots like the middle bit of a piece of string being stolen & a disease whose symptoms are bare knees. This CD is an excellent starting point to get into the Goons, which it did for me & I have become a die hard fan because of this CD. I cannot recommend this excellent radio comedy enougth.The Goons are at the height of their powers- By: elliott_gillian@hotmail.com, 05 Jan 2002 The Goons are at the height of their powersin these episodes, one of which, "The White Neddie Trade" is noteable for not having been written by Milligan. The only thing preventing this disc from achieving perfection is the possibility that the lads are, at times, having even more fun than the listeners.
